The political economy of Medicare

AUTHOR(S)

Vladeck, Bruce C.

PUB. DATE

January 1999

SOURCE

Health Affairs;Jan/Feb1999, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents a framework for understanding the politics of Medicare in the United States. Amount of Medicare's annual spending; Medicare as redistributive, special-interest and distributive politics; Link between Medicare reform and broader political reform.

ACCESSION #

1486104

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